A medication produces side effects in each user with probability 0.10 and this is independent from one person to the next. If 50 people use the medication, the number who will experience side effects is
A) a binomial random variable.
B) always 5.
C) always 10%.
D) the value for which the probability distribution function (pdf) has the largest value.

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The number of people experiencing side effects follows a binomial distribution because each person independently experiences side effects with a probability of 0.10.

A Medication Produces Side Effects in Each User with Probability